Our Client:
A membership body

Job Description:
Our client is seeking a Policy & Public Affairs Adviser who will lead on a number of research projects, and represent our client in communications with its members and stakeholders, including Government.

You will:
• Draft high quality policy papers, briefings and reports
• Manage research projects to a high standard
• Establish and maintain a bank of existing relevant internal evidence, data and research with the potential to inform research projects and policy development
• Use initiative to develop new work streams, originate new research and projects to successfully represent our client’s members
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders and members
• Monitor Parliamentary debates and political discourse to ensure that politicians and others are kept informed of relevant information and statistics.
• Develop and maintain an overview of stakeholders and potential partners with an interest in the themes which form part of our Client’s policy research
• Identify external events, consultations and initiatives to which our client might contribute, linked to their research, knowledge, publications, and policy positions
• Support the delivery of policy events with internal and external stakeholders to discuss key policy issues, and/or launch publications and policy content, including co-ordination with partners, guests, and liaison with contributors/speakers

Essential skills:
• Good networking and team working skills
• Experienced in drafting high quality policy papers, briefings and reports
• Highly motivated individual able to work collaboratively across teams, or individually to deliver results
• Demonstrable experience of developing and influencing policy which has successfully shaped national and/or local legislation, policy or practice.
• Good understanding or demonstrable experience of the workings of Government and Whitehall

More info: https://www.michaelpage.co.uk/job-detail/policy-and-public-affairs-adviser/ref/13934451